Welsh is just the ticket
Civil Enforcement Officer Jan Evans has found that learning Welsh is just the ticket.
Jan, who works in the Llanelli area, originally started to learn the language on a Welsh for the Family Course whilst working in Saron School, Ammanford, about five years ago.
She was glad of the opportunity to practice her Welsh with the school children and she could also try out her Welsh on her own sons at home.
Since she started working as a Civil Enforcement Officer, she has been attending an Entry 2 course with the county council in Carmarthen. She required some conversational Welsh for her new job and by now can ask several questions that are relevant to her work, such as ‘Do you have a blue badge?’
Jan said: “Learning the language is such fun. I look forward to the lesson each week. It’s such a friendly class and the tutor is wonderful. At the start you think it’s going to be scary –but it’s not at all. We all laugh and have fun.”
Jan has some useful tips for new learners.
“I would tell everyone to pay attention in class and try to do some work at home. But the most important thing is to start each conversation with ‘Dw i’n dysgu Cymraeg’ (I’m learning Welsh). You’ll get a very good response to that!”
The council’s executive board member for education and children’s services Cllr Glynog Davies said: “It’s great to hear that Jan is having so much enjoyment learning Welsh and that she is already able to put what’s she’s learnt to good use at work.
“I would encourage anyone wanting to learn Welsh to follow in Jan’s footsteps and sign up for one of our courses.”
To register on a course go to learnwelsh.cymru or phone 01267 246862 for further information.
Cymraeg – tocyn i lwyddiant?
Mae Jan Evans, Swyddog Gorfodi Sifil, wedi darganfod mai dysgu Cymraeg yw’r tocyn i lwyddiant.
Dechreuodd Jan, sy’n gweithio yn ardal Llanelli, ddysgu siarad Cymraeg yn wreiddiol ar gwrs Cymraeg i’r Teulu pan oedd yn gweithio yn Ysgol Saron, Rhydaman tua phum mlynedd yn ôl.
Roedd hi’n falch o’r cyfle i ymarfer ei Chymraeg gyda phlant yr ysgol ac roedd hi hefyd yn medru ymarfer ei Chymraeg gyda’i meibion yn y cartref.
Ers iddi ddechrau gweithio fel Swyddog Gorfodi Sifil, mae hi wedi bod yn mynychu dosbarth Mynediad 2 gyda’r Cyngor Sir yng Nghaerfyrddin. Roedd angen medru siarad peth Cymraeg arni ar gyfer ei swydd newydd a bellach, mae’n gallu gofyn llawer o gwestiynau sy’n berthnasol i’w swydd er enghraifft ‘Oes bathodyn glas ‘da chi?’
Dywedodd Jan: “Mae dysgu Cymraeg yn gymaint o hwyl. Rwy’n edrych ymlaen at y wers bob wythnos. Mae’n ddosbarth cyfeillgar iawn ac mae’r tiwtor yn hyfryd. Ar y dechrau, rydych chi’n meddwl bod y profiad yn mynd i fod yn un sy’n codi ofn ond dyw e’ ddim o gwbl. Rydym ni gyd yn chwerthin ac yn cael hwyl”.
Mae gan Jan ychydig o gyngor defnyddiol i ddysgwyr newydd.
“Byddwn i’n dweud wrth bawb am ganolbwyntio yn y dosbarth a cheisio gwneud peth gwaith gartref. Y peth mwyaf pwysig i gofio yw dechrau pob sgwrs â ‘Dw i’n dysgu Cymraeg’. Cewch ymateb da iawn i hynny!”
Dywedodd y Cynghorydd Glynog Davies, yr aelod o’r bwrdd gweithredol dros addysg a gwasanaethau plant: “Mae’n dda clywed bod Jan yn cael gymaint o hwyl yn dysgu Cymraeg a’i bod hi eisoes yn gallu defnyddio’r hyn mae hi wedi’i ddysgu yn y gwaith.
“Byddwn yn annog pawb sydd eisiau dysgu Cymraeg i ddilyn ôl traed Jan ac i gofrestru ar gyfer un o’n cyrsiau.”
I gofrestru ar gwrs, ewch i dysgucymraeg.cymru neu ffoniwch 01267 246862 am ragor o wybodaeth.
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